II. Past modals Had to / Didn't have to / Could / Couldn't 1. Rewrite in Past Simple using the words in brackets. 1) I can sing very well. (last year) 2) Can you win this computer game? (in childhood) 3) She can't speak Italian. (some years ago) 4) They can't play snooker. (last year) 5) The children can read French magazines. (at the age of 11) 6) "The Wings" can compose music very well. (in the 80s) 7) My cat can play quite a long time. (when it was a kitten) 8) Father can cook Chinese dishes very well. (last year) 9) Her sister can drive a car very carefully. (at the age of 30) 10) My uncle can achieve success in making computer programmes. (a year ago)

1) I could sing very well last year. 2) Could you win this computer game in childhood? 3) She couldn't speak Italian some years ago. 4) They couldn't play snooker last year. 5) The children could read French magazines at the age of 11. 6) "The Wings" could compose music very well in the 80s. 7) My cat could play quite a long time when it was a kitten. 8) Father could cook Chinese dishes very well last year. 9) Her sister could drive a car very carefully at the age of 30. 10) My uncle could achieve success in making computer programmes a year ago. Объяснение: 1) В прошлом году я умел очень хорошо петь. 2) Мог ли ты выиграть эту компьютерную игру в детстве? 3) Она не могла говорить по-итальянски несколько лет назад. 4) В прошлом году они не могли играть в снукер. 5) Дети могли читать французские журналы в возрасте 11 лет. 6) «The Wings» могли очень хорошо сочинять музыку в 80-е годы. 7) Мой кот мог играть довольно долго, когда был котенком. 8) В прошлом году отец мог очень хорошо готовить китайские блюда. 9) Ее сестра могла очень аккуратно водить машину в возрасте 30 лет. 10) Мой дядя мог добиться успеха в создании компьютерных программ год назад.